The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today welcomed the Canada Employment Insurance Commission’s decision to hold the Employment Insurance ...

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"The Employment Insurance contributions paid by workers built up that surplus and continue to," says Hanley, the National President of UFCW Canada. "Now use that surplus, as well as a portion of future EI premiums to help workers' ...

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In August, 487500 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, virtually unchanged from July. During the month, regular benefit payments increased 2.7% to $729.8 million.

In July, 492860 people in Canada received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, up 28230 or 6.1% from June. This increase was led by Manitoba (+21.1%), Saskatchewan (+18.8%) and Ontario (+12.8%). Every province except Quebec ...

The Ontario government, meanwhile, has asserted the average laid-off worker in this province receives $4600 less in EI benefits than those in the rest of Canada. But the question of whether the program can afford these changes is a ...

We need to make sure that employment insurance is there for Canadians when they need it. Similarly, we should change the Canada Student Loan program to ensure that all students have access to low-interest support. ...

Helping all Canadians participate by further improving the Universal Child Care Benefit, increasing access to maternity and parental benefits under Employment Insurance, and acting to help Canadians who care for loved ones with ...

(CEP News) Ottawa - The number of Canadians receiving employment insurance benefits edged up 0.2% in August from the month before, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.